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Can Zolfresh Be Taken Instead Of Tancodep Safely Without Any Side Effects?

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Posted on Sat, 8 Oct 2016
Question: I have a insomnia problem. I was taking tancodep-5 mg for f5 years, Now Tancodep is banned. Can I take Zolfresh. What XXXXXXX side effects. I did not experience any side effects while taking Tancodep 5 mg.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You can individual components of Tancodep

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.

Tancodep 5 contains two medications and one of them is antidepressant and other is sedative. I mean to say that imipramine helps in depression while diazepam helps in sleep so basically tancodep 5 contains two medicines for two different purposes.

If you no more suffer with depression than going for zolfresh is well accepted option and side effect profile is much mild than Diazepam 5 mg which was part of tancodep 5 mg.

In case depression is still part of your symptoms I do not think zolfresh alone can help you. Zolfresh only helps with sleep and there is no role of zolfresh in depression which is taken care by imipramine which was part of tancodep 5 mg.

As stated above Zolfresh is quite safe medication and not have much side effects. In other words there are no specific side effects of zolfresh in addition to general side effects such as nausea, vomiting, headache. Few of the people have increased dreams and abnormal sensations with zolfresh but most people tolerate well.

I hope this helps you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (5 hours later)
Dear Docotor:

Can you send a written prescription as Chemists are insisting for prescription through speedpost? My current address is: Arvind Navalgund C/o XXXXXXX Navalgund, D-313, XXXXXXX Brookside Apartments, ITPL main road, kundal halli colony, Bangalore- 560037 Mobile: 0000.

Thanking you and looking forward to your prescription,

XXXXXX

I have only insomnia problem. I do not have depression problem. Hence I woild like to take Zolfresh- 5 mg one tablet daily in bedtime. Since Chimesrs nowa days insist on Prescription, I request you to kindly send me prescription by speed post at address: Arvind Navalgund C/o XXXXXXX , D-313, XXXXXXX Brookside Apartments, ITPL main road, kundal halli colony, Bangalore- 560037 Mobile: 0000.

Thanking you and looking forward to your prescription,

XXXXX
Asked by Me , 41 minutes ago
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
No prescription is possible without examining the patient personally

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for reverting back to me.

I am glad to know that you are not suffering with depression and a single sleep medicine can help you.

I am sorry to inform you that prescription for online patients is against the land of law and not possible for any doctor. I endorse the law as it is always in the best interest of patient. Every medicine is liable to have idiosyncratic side effects and no body can help you when you are in need. In addition the medical professional regulating authorities consider it against the medical ethics and anybody issuing prescription for online patients is liable for persecution.

I will request you to see a local doctor for prescription as it is in best interest of yourself.

I hope this clarifies.
Thanks and regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (19 days later)
I amcurrently taking Stilnoct-6.5 mg. But I am not getting sleep for more than 3 hours.Can you suggest something better so that I atlest get 6 hours sleep in the night. Earlier with tancodep- 5 mg. I was getting ^ hours sleep in the night and 2 hours sleep in day time.
I am currently taking Stilnoct 6.5 mg. But with above I am getting only 2 to 3 hours of sleep. Earlier, with tancodep 5 mg I was getting 6 hours of sleep in night and 2 hours in daytime. I am also getting headache currently. Can you suggest something better.?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Lonazep 0.5 mg could be a good option for you

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for reverting back to me.

Considering the past history and poor response with stilnoct I feel Lonazep 0.5 mg could be a better option for you.

Although I must ingorm you that it belongs to diazepam category, which was part of tancodep 5, but have less side effects.

I hope this assists you to have proper sleep.

Thanks and regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (19 days later)
Thank you very much for your review questionaire. I am now taking nexito forte-10 mg and oleanz 2.5 mg one tablet each about 90 minutes before bed and I am getting sleep for 6 hours in night and two hours in day time since 15 days.
I wish to know
1) Whethe oleanz 2.5 mg also helps sleep?
2) Whether I can coninue Oleanz 2.5 mg also for continued period along with Nexito forte 10 mg.
3) Oleanz 2.5 mg is only for suppressing sound( words) in ears?
4) If i stop oleanz 2.5 mg . whether sound 9words) will reappear in ear?

Thankin you once again and looking for your reply,
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Ashok Kumar Choudhary (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Oleanz also have antidepressant properties

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for reverting back to me.

I am glad to know that you got your new prescription and doing well.

Regarding your questions
1. Yes oleanz also have sedation properties and helps in sleep but I do not think it was used for sleep in your case. Most of the time we use it as augmenting agent to antidepressants.

2. I do not think Yes. As stated above when the augmentation purpose is over most of the time psychiatrist try to remove it from the prescription. So it can be said that when you are stable with current prescription an attempt will be made to remove oleanz from prescription.

3. No, it is not so. Oleanz is used in multiple psychiatric and medical conditions and suppression of sounds is not the only indication.

4. Unlikely after a period of three months or so. I mean to say that you need to continue it for initial three months and than it can be removed.

I hope this answers you.
If you have more questions feel free to write back to me.
Thanks and regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Can Zolfresh Be Taken Instead Of Tancodep Safely Without Any Side Effects?

Brief Answer: You can individual components of Tancodep Detailed Answer: Dear XXXXXXX Thanks for using Healthcaremagic. Tancodep 5 contains two medications and one of them is antidepressant and other is sedative. I mean to say that imipramine helps in depression while diazepam helps in sleep so basically tancodep 5 contains two medicines for two different purposes. If you no more suffer with depression than going for zolfresh is well accepted option and side effect profile is much mild than Diazepam 5 mg which was part of tancodep 5 mg. In case depression is still part of your symptoms I do not think zolfresh alone can help you. Zolfresh only helps with sleep and there is no role of zolfresh in depression which is taken care by imipramine which was part of tancodep 5 mg. As stated above Zolfresh is quite safe medication and not have much side effects. In other words there are no specific side effects of zolfresh in addition to general side effects such as nausea, vomiting, headache. Few of the people have increased dreams and abnormal sensations with zolfresh but most people tolerate well. I hope this helps you. If you have more questions feel free to write back to me. Thanks and regards.